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Captain Blackman

John A. Williams (1972)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.67

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentMild
LanguageStrong

Protagonist archetypes

Time-DisplacedVengeance-Driven

Synopsis

"John A. Williams is exhaustive and accurate in his historical research of the significant role played by African Americans in the military. Captain Blackman is a U.S. soldier in Vietnam who becomes seriously wounded. As he drifts in and out of consciousness he hallucinates back in time as a soldier in each of America's wars from 1775 to 1975."--BOOK JACKET.

Tags

Historical FantasyMilitary FictionLiterary FictionMagical Realism